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      Silicon Valley Bank

      Acquired by First Citizens Bank

      Engaged Employer

      Silicon Valley Bank reviews

      4.0

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (1,426 total reviews)
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      Marc Cadieux

      82% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Silicon Valley Bank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,426 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silicon Valley Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 16, 2012

      Great Business Model, Great Products, Engaging Executive Management

      Financial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Above average pay. Good work balance. Great benefits--401k, ESPP, Health. Executives are very approachable to their employees.

      Cons

      IT infrastructure is in the dark ages. Imagine being in Silicon Valley for > 25 years and going into a conference room and worrying if the LAN line works. That's SVB. Middle Management is one of the worst I have experienced in my 20 year career, especially IT and PMO. HR liasons are useless. They pretend to listen and provide guidance, but will always side with management, unless you can prove your case in court! Employees are guilty, until proven innocent!

      5.0
      Jun 8, 2012

      Great Place to work if you are in IT

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Well compensated -Strong CIO -Mature governance models -Stong Engineering group -Not a place for entitled workers--yes, thats a good thing!

      Cons

      -Can be management heavy in our compliance areas (but we are a bank..) -Growing pains in some areas in IT and company -Some groups do not seem to be working/caring as much as others

      2.0
      May 30, 2012

      N/A

      Operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Benefits Flexible work schedule for the most part Some good people Good Team environment for the most part

      Cons

      Incompetent Managers Favoritism Some Bad people Some people pretend to be your friend and then turns around and throws you under the bus! HR group defends their management people rather than the employees.

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